Un mundo maravilloso

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Un mundo maravilloso
Directed by Luis Estrada
Written by
  • Luis Estrada
  • Jaime Samperio
Produced byLuis Estrada
Starring Damián Alcázar
Antonio Serrano
Cecilia Suárez
Gabriela de la Garza
CinematographyPatrick Murguía
Music bySantiago Ojeda
Production
companies
Distributed by 20th Century Fox
Release date
  • March 17, 2006 (2006-03-17)
Running time
118 minutes
LanguageSpanish

Un mundo maravilloso ("A Wonderful World") is a 2006 Mexican satirical comedy film produced by Bandidos Films, directed by Luis Estrada and considered a "spiritual sequel" to La ley de Herodes ; it's a political satire about Vicente Fox Quesada's government and its neo-liberal doctrine.

Contrary to La ley de Herodes, this film was released without interference from Fox's government, even was partly sponsored by Imcine.


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